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The true history of the ghost : and all about metempsychosis

by: Pepper, John Henry, 1821-1900

Publication date: 1890

Topics: Optical illusions, Stage machinery, Optical Illusions

Publisher: London, Paris, New York, & Melbourne : Cassell & Company

Collection: medicalheritagelibrary; francisacountwaylibrary; americana

Contributor: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine

Language: English

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Title on cover: The true history of Pepper's ghost

"Pepper's ghost" is an illusionary technique by which a mirror and a piece of glass are used to create the appearance of ghostlike figures or objects, which can seem, to the viewer, to appear and disappear, or to spontaneous change shape. This book contains a detailed explanation of the process of creating and carrying out this illusion